Cat & Mouse Game

I guess it's about time I got back to writing,. It's been a while due to life's distractions ie home maintenance, flower planting, mouse hunting.  Yes that's right "mouse hunting,"  It seems that when one stores certain appliances, in this case an air conditioner in a shed for the winter (in New England) field mice like to make a nice warm nest there which will protect them from the harsh, cold weather.
So this little critter was  quite comfortable I guess when the AC unit was brought into the house and
installed into one of the living room windows, but he woke up and climbed up the curtains.  We managed to catch him and put him outside.  The weather was nice so I thought he'd be fine.
What I didn't count on is that there were 2 mice in the unit. I discovered that bit of info the next
day when he was walking on my curtain rod above my head (I'm short and couldn't reach up to
the rod to grab him).  However the mouse had a better idea (for him).  He traveled quickly down the curtain with 4 cats and myself in hot pursuit and managed to escape. I almost had him in my hand
but he was clever and managed to avoid the kitties who sat and watched intently, but did not  pursue.
At one point he ran past me and I reached for him, but he was good, never looked back, just kept
moving.  I have no idea where he went, but I thought at least one of the cats would catch him
and bring him to me for approval, but no - that didn't happen and now I worry that it will crawl
in my bed or into my food cabinet for crackers.  It's now about 4 days since the chase and he's
still in hiding.  I fear that at some point I'll open a cabinet or a closet and he'll jump out at me.  I
can't believe that he's still lose in the house with 4 cats  on duty (mind you they sleep through
their duties most of the time).  If the little critter is caught I'll certainly write about the incident
here so you'll have some closure.  If I don't find him I might have to move , being careful not to
bring him with me.  Any suggestions for catching the critter?  Leave them in the comments section. .
However traps can't be used because it might hurt my kitties, and I wouldn't want that. Have-a-heart
traps might work if I can find one.  I'm open to any ideas.


8/31/16  Never did find the mouse (dead or alive) and never found parts of him so I'm hoping he got out when we had the basement door opened for some reason. There are lots of sunflower seeds out
there for the birds and squirrels that the mouse might find tasty.